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SHowoff your Topps Finest White Frame 1/1 Cards
I recall a guy on the Beckett board coming, new user, coming in and declaring his chase for one of the white frame sets. Everyone chuckled and said good luck, they being 1/1s, but a couple months later he posted what he had accumulated so far and he had I think 50+ already and everyone was in... -
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Phillies Pick Up Thread
I was excited to pick up the Mike Schmidt recently for my 2010 Exquisite set. I was also extremely excited that the Phils are going to be in the London series this year. I love London, though I've not been back in a long time. This seemed like a perfect reason to head over, but flights... -
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Don Gullett, former pitcher for Reds and Yankees, has passed away at age 73
Talk about being in the right place at the right time. Goes from the Big Red Machine winning two rings to the Yankees at the start of their 70s dynasty. He didn't play in the 1978 postseason but I assume he got a ring that year, and never pitched again. from... -
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COMC - Anyone have anything positive to say in 2021? (2022 UPDATE) (2023 UPDATE)
When I requested my last shipment January 5 (expected this week but now not until mid-March) there were 350,000+ items ahead of mine. There are currently still about 250,000. I don't like to think about the logistics of managing that many cards so I can't complain but man, it does take the fun... -
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2024 Hobby goals
Getting to be such that I can copy-paste my goals with minimal editing. 1) Continue chipping away at my 2021 Heritage Superset. I had been planning to transfer my mania to the 2024 Heritage set as 1975 Topps is my all-time favorite set, but it does not seem to be in the cards. They continue to... -
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Topps 2024 design
Yes, they usually debut the design months ahead of time, but I expect things will change with Fanatics taking over fully and working out their own planning and scheduling. They do seem to favor holding all info until the last minute, though. I like the design quite a bit. Something about it... -
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Massive Topps 60-70s wax find…
I follow Heritage on twitter and was floored when they posted it. All those packs, cellos and window boxes, just so clean. Straight outta Duryea. I asked if there was any 1971 Greatest Moments stuff, of which there has only been maybe 1 empty box ever found and I think a couple wrappers, but... -
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How do you player collectors view Signature Archives?
As a Frank Thomas collector, I decided long ago to focus only on his in-career cards, 1990-2008. As a big name in the sport and the hobby, I'm sure he'll be included in sets basically forever, and it's not like there is a shortage of stuff from his playing days. I have a few post-career cards... -
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What would a 3/10 Ohtani 2023 Topps Update All Star Game (ASG-31) card go for?
Realistically, somewhere between 100-300. It's a subset card from a fairly unexciting set. But it is an Ohtani #/10. I see you have it starting at $500, which I believe is a real stretch. You MIGHT find one bidder, which is all you need, but I doubt it. I think it'd be better to start it at... -
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Post the top 10 cards on your Want List
Updating my post on page 1 from 9 years ago. Top 5 Sizemore needs 2006 Topps Blue #/10 2003 Topps 205 Bazooka back minis, both red and blue (RED acquired Summer 2023) 2005 Donruss Team Heroes Platinum #/10 2010 Topps Triple Threads Sapphire #/3 "2X Gold Glover" die-cut Other Sizemore 1/1s Top... -
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Phillies Pick Up Thread
A couple new cards came in just in time for me to set up my shrine in front of the TV as lineups were announced last night. My starting lineup 1) 2023 Topps Heritage Flip Stock (PR /5) Kyle Schwarber 2) 2023 Bowman Trea Turner 3) 2022 Topps Chrome Heart of the City Auto #/99 Bryce Harper 4)... -
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Pricing Surprises
One thing I'm learning is the COMC pricing does not always track with ebay. I guess once you have cash built up, you tend to keep it in the system because of their ridiculous 10% cut to cash out. That appears to cause some sales to be higher than on ebay. I listed my Greinke for $75 and it... -
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2010 Upper Deck Exquisite Collector's Thread
I just looked at sold items on COMC for the first time in a while and saw there were 3 Mike Schmidts sold in one quarter a couple years ago. Did anyone here get them? That's one I still need, and will pay nicely for it if anyone wants to break it off. Same with Adrian Gonzalez, though that... -
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Have insert sets mostly disappeared from modern products?
Parallels rule baseball now. People love to chase them, the rarer the better. I imagine the card companies love them because they are huge value-adds for the least possible amount of work and you don't have to have different photos and all that. And the more tiers the better, though there... -
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Man suing player for cards losing value…
If you could sue someone for not living up to your expectations, we'd all be alternately broke and billionaires. -
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New Topps-Bob Ross card set...
There's a documentary on Netflix about Ross and the people who worked for him who basically stole his identity and rights from his family. So when it says "Ross estate" I'm not sure exactly who is benefitting here. Lots of people are saying they won't buy this due to that. I'm on the fence... -
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Anyone notice the polarizing season Kyle Schwarber just had?
I was surprised that Turner wasn't leading off, but Turner's numbers were abysmal the first four months. Since traditional baseball wisdom is out the window these days, and given that Schwarber had 11 leadoff homers this year, I would say it wasn't all bad. But I wouldn't be surprised if next... -
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Pricing Surprises
I bought my wife a Bourdain A&G auto card for her birthday in 2015 or 2016. She's a big fan and still cycles through his shows once in a while. It's one of her favorite cards, right up there with her best Giannis, Jokic, and Josh Allen. I hope she doesn't see what they've gone for lately... -
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Topps recycling the same pictures
Trout has a very consistent stance, what can you do? I agree they recycle pictures way too much. Even back in the 70s-80s, are there really only 3 pictures to choose from for guys who played for 20 years? And today with digital where taking 500 pictures at a game is completely feasible...
